Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12), in which Jesus says, 'Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven'. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the feast of All Saints which we celebrate today. All Saints' Day is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 31-35), in which Jesus says, "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing". This [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 22-30), in which Jesus says, "There are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”. Jesus is now on his way to Jerusalem. He is half-way through his journey towards the Passion – his arrest, torture and [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 18-21), in which before Jesus leaves Galilee and begins his journey to Jerusalem Luke gives us two parables about growth. They could well have been told by Jesus when the disciples were facing discouragement: how could their little band of nobodies be the [...]
Today we welcome back Fr Paul Gooley. He also takes the opportunity to thank those that presented the gospel reflections while he was on leave. Today he reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 12-19), in which Jesus, after spending the night on the mountainside praying to God, calls his disciples to him [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Luke (13: 1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the fig tree, which does not bear fruit. Shane says, today’s Gospel passage helps us to reflect on human sinfulness and the need for repentance. Jesus [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Luke (12: 54-59) in which Jesus says to the crowds, ‘You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times?’ Shane [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Luke (12: 49-53) in which Jesus tells his disciples, 'I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and how [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Luke (12: 39-48) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘'You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what hour the burglar would come, he would not have let anyone break [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Luke (12: 35-38) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘'See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return”. Shane says, Jesus wants us to be [...]